BLAAAARRRRRRRRR!Nora was blasted backward, skittering five meters from where he had stood. His defensive shroud shattered completely under the crushing weight of Advisor Alex's forward surge. Emanating from Alex's shoulders were two translucent, phantom-like wings of pure aura.They were wings of condensed internal power—the signature technique of Advisor Alex. To the uninitiated, the visual display closely mimicked the transformation employed by practitioners of dark magic. Operatives of the dark army were capable of unleashing a Demon Transformation to multiply their combat parameters for a limited duration, alongside possessing rapid regeneration that scaled with their cultivation level.Re-establishing his footing, Nora offered a bright grin. Seeing the former grandmaster deploy his signature technique brought him immense relief: Alex was using his genuine, untainted martial art—the legendary Sword Dragon. The rumors Nora had held onto for years were true. Whenever Alex unleashed

The morning following breakfast, the three Sky Squad members prepared to take their leave of Advisor Alex, planning to return to headquarters and resume their official duties. They gathered in the main reception hall before heading toward the front gate.Advisor Alex escorted them toward the exit. Pausing near the courtyard perimeter, they exchanged a final round of pleasantries."Thank you for your generous hospitality, Lord Advisor. The Sky Squad and I will always remember it," Nora offered, bowing respectfully with his hands folded together."It was an honor to host the Sky Squad," Advisor Alex replied, returning the formal bow toward Nora, Barsha, and Aji. "Whenever your duties bring you back this way, our doors remain open to you."Before the Sky Squad could depart, two figures emerged from the main residence, walking toward the group. Nurma—Alex's daughter—approached carrying her young daughter in her arms.Accompanied by her mother, Morina, Nurma stepped forward to bid the youn

Aji felt the sudden escalation in pressure—vastly different from their light spar the day before. This time, Advisor Alex was unleashing his true, unbridled power. As retired leaders of their respective regions, continental advisors occupied the absolute zenith of martial mastery.Just like Advisor Silvi's awe-inspiring display against Gayatri, Alex's maximum output was impossible to fathom.Advisor Alex raised his sword toward the heavens, causing the blade to hum with a thunderous resonance. The concentrated energy shot upward like a pillar of blinding light, piercing straight through the clouds. Across Elenoir, citizens looked toward the sky in astonishment, realizing an apocalyptic battle had broken out at the advisor's estate."Forgive me, Aji!"Alex swung his sword downward. The celestial pillar of energy plummeted in an instant, crashing straight toward Aji, who stood waiting with his wooden staff raised high.BLAAAAARRRRR! BOOOOOOMMMM!A catastrophic gale blasted outward, pulv

"The moment they woke up and could stand, I brought them straight here, Father!" Named explained, as everyone gathered in the reception hall listened intently to his account.Advisor Alex finally pieced the sequence of events together. It explained how his family had suddenly arrived unannounced, completely cured of the lingering affliction that had plagued them for months. Named added that when he first stepped out of their secluded prison, he found his wife's condition rapidly improving, her internal energy channels fully stabilized.Upon exiting the residence, they had been astonished to find every single dark guard stationed outside completely neutralized. The mysterious masked warrior had laid low the entire garrison before ever stepping inside to purge the poison from Morina and Nurma."Do you have any idea who that masked man was?" Alex asked."No, Father. His entire face and frame were hidden beneath his cloak," Named replied.Speculation rippled through the room regarding the

Escorted by Mayor Basel, the three Sky Squad members rode toward the city's central transit station. Heavily guarded by regional authorities on every continent, these teleportation hubs represented extraordinary feats of engineering—intricate networks powered by high-tier magic, specialized spellcasters, and ancient spatial artifacts.Constructing a long-distance transit hub was no simple endeavor. A teleportation array had to align seamlessly with its designated receiving hub across vast continental distances, requiring synchronized spatial keys to lock the departure platform to its destination coordinate.The physical resonance between the two hubs was essential to safely dematerialize and reassemble a traveler's physical vessel. While individual spatial mages could conjure temporary gateways—much like Mora had deployed during his battle against the Sky Squad—such spells were strictly limited to short-range tactics.Only legendary grandmasters possessed the raw power and spatial mas